Columbia County > Chatham
Population:
4,104 town
1,529 village
Chatham was named for William Pitt, Lord Chatham.
School districts: Chatham Central School District
Emergency services: Chatham Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have supported public art installations and outdoor music performances, roof restoration at the village hall, land acquisition to protect Taghkanic headwaters, and other causes.
Recent grants:
Camphill Ghent
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $4,500 (2022)
Camphill Ghent
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $5,400 (2021)
Camphill Ghent
Bentley Holden Fund - Roxbury, NY - $2,300 (2022)
Chatham
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $80,000 (2024)
Chatham
New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $115,200 (2023)
Chatham
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $3,057,000 (2021)
Chatham Film Club
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $23,000 (2022)
Chatham Rescue Squad
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Chatham Silent Food Pantry
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Chatham Synagogue
Jewish Communal Fund - New York, NY - $5,825 (2021)
Columbia County Agricultural Society
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $3,500 (2021)
Columbia County Land Concervancy
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $12,000 (2021)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Columbia Land Conservacy
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Columbia Land Conservacy
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - Sheffield, MA - $36,100 (2022)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Flood-Gamble Foundation - New York, NY - $6,000 (2022)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Holtzman Family Foundation - Corning, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Jewish Communal Fund - New York, NY - $39,100 (2021)
Columbia Land Conservancy
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Columbia Land Conservancy
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Crandell Theatre
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Crandell Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Crandell Theatre
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $323,000 (2022)
Equine Advocates
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Equine Advocates
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Equine Advocates
Hathaway Family Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Equine Advocates
River Farm America Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $135,000 (2022)
Equine Advocates
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Family Resource Centers of Columbia County
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Friends of Chatham Public Library
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Friends of Chatham Public Library
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Friends of the Tracy
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Flood-Gamble Foundation - New York, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Morris Memorial
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Morris Memorial
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Morris Memorial
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Morris Memorial
Peckham Family Foundation - Katonah, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Morris Memorial
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $8,000 (2022)
PS21
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $3,000 (2022)
PS21
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - Sheffield, MA - $11,831 (2022)
PS21
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Ps21
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Ps21
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
PS21
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $12,000 (2021)
Shaker Museum and Library
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - Sheffield, MA - $260,000 (2022)
Shaker Museum and Library
David and Candace Weir Foundation - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Shaker Museum and Library
David and Candace Weir Foundation - Albany, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Shaker Museum and Library
Jewish Communal Fund - New York, NY - $14,500 (2021)
Shaker Museum and Library
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $554,342 (2022)
Shaker Museum and Library
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Shaker Museum and Library
Tianaderrah Foundation - Unadilla, NY - $50,000 (2021)
Uel Wade Music Scholarship Fund
T. Backer Fund - Chatham, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Largest nonprofits in Chatham (by assets) include:
Columbia Land Conservancy
Camphill Ghent
PS 21
Equine Advocates Incorporated
Crandell Theatre
Birches Foundation
Columbia County Agricultural Society
Richard T Sharp Foundation
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Morris Memorial Association
Alice & Murray Giddings Foundation
Camphill Association of North America
Louis F Payn Foundation for Aged People
Chatham Area Silent Pantry
Chatham Kids Club
M-Cm Network
Actors Ensemble
Columbia County Youth Theatre
New York Urban Orchards Incorporated